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hey all...so last night was my first time using the R-4. I used two 184's, I had the option of line in or mic in..i choose mic in. My levels were peaked out and i could not turn them down anymore. So i used the limiter abd it helped thing out a lil'. Then i switched it over to line in and the levels were perfect.so should i always use line in or is that a no no?
I recorded the String Summit all weekend on mic in and only had to run the gain on the 2nd mark for excellent levels. I do also reccomend the line-in for rock and most indoor shows though.
Since the R4 only adds gain with the input pots, I would rather run mic in at close to minimum gain than line in at 60% or more gain.
Quote from: MattH on September 03, 2006, 08:44:31 PMSince the R4 only adds gain with the input pots, I would rather run mic in at close to minimum gain than line in at 60% or more gain. Agreed. But remember, if you are down at zero gain, you've got no where to run when the levels creep up during the set...
Quote from: BayTaynt3d on September 03, 2006, 09:58:46 PMQuote from: MattH on September 03, 2006, 08:44:31 PMSince the R4 only adds gain with the input pots, I would rather run mic in at close to minimum gain than line in at 60% or more gain. Agreed. But remember, if you are down at zero gain, you've got no where to run when the levels creep up during the set... Had this problem last weekend. Ran split omnis mic-in for The Roots and even at zero gain there is slight clipping on the recording. Outdoor set too. When I switched to the cards after that set there was a huge difference - I was able to add 30% gain to bring it up to normal levels.
Omni's tend to capture more bass... I bet that was the difference in levels. w/ the 480's there may be a significant difference in the sensitivity of the overall mic from capsul to capsul too. What config did you run with the cards?